Monthly Archives: October 2010

AUF WIEDERSEHEN

Posted on October 29, 2010 by suehar

WILD WORD FRIDAYS! Today we’re going to venture from English into German (Deutsch) for our Wild Word, or in this case, our wild phrase,  AUF WIEDERSEHEN, which means good-bye. When you bid farewell to your German, Swiss or Austrian friends by saying … Continue reading →

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3. 3-D Characters

Posted on October 25, 2010 by suehar

One of my little treasures is a scrap of paper, filled with handwritten notes about characterization, sent to me by my uncle, Wilson Sawyer.  Uncle Bill (my mother’s brother) was a famous man (He’s in Wikipedia!), a composer, symphony conductor … Continue reading →

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KNAR

Posted on October 22, 2010 by suehar

Wild Word Friday!! Okay we have a wonderful new-to-me word that comes from the Danish and Middle English.  (Did you know that many of the conquering Vikings who came to England were from Denmark?  Thus many of our words have … Continue reading →

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2. Brainstorm

Posted on October 18, 2010 by suehar

Once you’ve decided on your genre, you are ready to begin brainstorming your book.   This is lots of fun and something you can share with others, if that’s your style.  I remember a grammar school teacher who took us through … Continue reading →

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LAP

Posted on October 15, 2010 by suehar

Happy Wild Word Friday!  Our word today is LAP, the noun.  LAP is a very ancient word that can be traced all the way back to the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language (think 5 thousand years ago), which is the ancient mother form of almost all … Continue reading →

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1. Your Genre

Posted on October 11, 2010 by suehar

Welcome to YOUR Novel, our Monday Blog dedicated to all of you who have decided or have almost decided to write a novel.  This is step 1.  You’re at “GO!”  Ready to start. We’re going to walk through this together week- by-week, … Continue reading →

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Quiet Start

Posted on October 8, 2010 by suehar

When I decided to dedicate my Monday posts to the subject of writing, I realized that I needed to narrow down my field a little.  After a couple of weeks of cogitation, I hit upon the idea of walking readers through … Continue reading →

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Limelight

Posted on October 8, 2010 by suehar

WILD WORD FRIDAY!  Our word today is LIMELIGHT.  LIMELIGHT (as a compound word) has its genesis in the world of science.    Goldsworthy Gurney (1793-1875), a British surgeon and chemist, discovered the “LIMELIGHT effect,” which refers to the intense light that occurs when an oxyhydrogen … Continue reading →

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Healing Love

Posted on October 5, 2010 by suehar

A Blog Carnival celebrates the ideas and thoughts of a group of people who Post on one theme.  My Post today is part of a Blog Carnival organized and hosted by Bridget Chumbley http://www.bridgetchumbley.com/.  The theme word for this week is … Continue reading →

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Literary Agents

Posted on October 4, 2010 by suehar

If you are a writer hoping for commercial publication, you know how important a literary agent can be.  If you are a reader, the whole realm of commercial publication and agents might be a mystery.  Here are some answers to … Continue reading →

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